1. THE H1 2016 CORPORATE
VENTURE CAPITAL REPORT
A comprehensive data-driven look at the first half of 2016βs
corporate venture capital activity globally.
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4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
# SECTION
5 Summary
6 Global Data
19 Country Recaps
24 USA
48 Sector Recaps
All monetary references contained in this report are in USD
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5. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
H1β16: CORPORATE VCs
PARTICIPATE IN $12.7B ACROSS 633
DEALS: Deals involving corporate VCs fell 6%
when compared to the same period in 2015, while
dollar funding from those deals increased 3%. In 2016,
CVCs participated in a range of $100M+ deals
including those to Lu.com, Magic Leap, Oscar Health
Insurance, Slack Technologies, and many others.
CORPORATE VENTURE ACTIVITY RISING IN
THE UK AND INDIA: Deals with CVC participation to UK
and Indian startups reached all-time highs in Q2β16. California-
based Qualcomm Ventures was the most active CVC investor in
both countries.
2016 ON TRACK TO SEE RECORD NUMBER
OF NEW CVCs: Globally, 53 new CVC units made their first
investment in 2016, continuing a steadily upward trend in the number
of new CVCs since 2011. Furthermore, 76 CVCs made investments
in seed stage companies in H1β16. This puts 2016 on track for a
record in new CVCs, as well as CVC investment at the seed stage.
CVC AVERAGE DEAL SIZES ARE LARGER THAN
VCsβ AVERAGE DEAL SIZE: Globally, the average CVC
deal size has consistently been larger than the average VC deal size
over the last 14 quarters. The same is true for US-based deals, with
CVC deal sizes above $20M+ the last 5 quarters.
GOOGLE VENTURES SURPASSES INTEL
CAPITAL AS THE MOST ACTIVE GLOBAL
CVC IN FIRST HALF OF 2016 GV (Google
Ventures) leads all CVCs in the first half of 2016. In terms of
geographic focus, 91% of GVβs investments took place in the
United States while roughly 9% took place in Europe.
GLOBAL CVCsβ DEAL SHARE BY STAGE
DOMINATED BY EARLIER STAGES: In Q2β16, seed
stage companies accounted for 20% and Series A stage
companies accounted for 26% of global deal share from CVCs.
Additionally, Series B deals took a significant portion of the pie
accounting for 24% of CVC participation.
CVCs INVOLVED IN $8.6B ACROSS 376 US
DEALS IN H1β16: Corporate venture capital deal activity
into US-based startups fell by 14% when compared to H1β15.
Furthermore, on a quarterly basis, dollar funding from these
deals fell 35% in Q2β16.
NOTE: REPORT ONLY INCLUDES INVESTMENT
BY CVC ARMS. With the exception of pg. 18, this report only
covers the funding activity of specific, separately demarcated
corporate venture arms. Corporates making strategic investments
directly are not included.
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7. CVC DEAL ACTIVITY FALLS TO
9-QUARTER LOW
7
H1β16 corporate VC participation hit $12.7B across 633 deals. CVC-backed deal activity
fell 11% in Q2β16 on a quarterly basis, while overall funding from deals with CVC
participation fell 41% from Q1β16.
Quarterly Global CVC Financing Trend
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$1.7 $2.1 $2.3 $2.2 $1.7
$2.7 $2.6 $2.7
$3.8
$5.1
$3.5
$4.5 $4.9
$7.4
$11.3
$5.5
$8.0
$4.7
160
190 191
219 212
227
253
268
283
303
340 334 325
350
377
313
335
298
Investment ($B) Deals
8. CORPORATE VENTURE IN EUROPE
ON THE RISE
8
In Q2β16, European startups took 19% of all deals with CVC participation, a 5-quarter high.
North America still accounted for more than 60% of deals involving CVCs.
Quarterly Global CVC Deal Share By Continent
Q2β15 β Q2β16
68% 63% 59% 63% 62%
17%
20%
23%
21% 17%
14% 16% 17% 15% 19%
1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
North America Asia Europe Other
9. EARLY-STAGE CVC DEAL SHARE REMAINS
STEADY IN H1β16
9
Early-stage (seed/angel and Series A) deals accounted for 46% of all deals with CVC
participation in Q2β16. Across the 5 quarters, at least one-fifth of deals involving CVCs
were at the Series B stage, with the exception of a drop in Q1β16.
Quarterly Global CVC Deal Share By Series
Q2β15 β Q2β16
21% 24% 21%
14%
20%
26%
27% 28%
33%
26%
22%
20% 25%
18%
24%
14% 11%
9%
17%
14%
7% 5% 4% 5%
4%
6%
7% 5% 4% 4%
5% 7% 6% 9% 7%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Seed / Angel Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E+ Other
10. INTERNET AND MOBILE CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE CVC DEAL SHARE
10
In Q2β16, the internet and mobile sectors accounted for 63% of all deals with CVC
participation. Deal share to healthcare startups topped the share of software and computer
hardware in each of the past 5 quarters.
Quarterly Global CVC Deal Share By Sector
Q2β15 β Q2β16
50%
41%
48% 45% 48%
19%
16%
16%
15% 15%
11%
17%
12% 16% 13%
7%
7% 5% 6% 7%
2%
3% 3% 4% 1%
11% 15% 16% 14% 17%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Internet Mobile & Telecommunications Healthcare Software (non-internet/mobile) Computer Hardware & Services Other
11. CVCs PARTICIPATE IN A FIFTH OF ALL VC
DEALS IN H1β16
11
Corporate venture firms participated in 20% of the 3113 venture-backed financing rounds in
the first half of 2016.
Quarterly Global Corporate VC vs. Overall VC Financing Activity
Q1β13 β Q2β16
$1.7 $2.7 $2.6 $2.7 $3.8
$5.1
$3.5
$4.5 $4.9
$7.4
$11.3
$5.5
$8.0
$4.7
$8.8
$10.0
$10.8
$12.0
$13.8
$19.7
$16.9
$20.6
$19.4
$28.1
$29.9
$23.0
$21.9
$17.2
212 227 253 268 283 303 340 334 325 350 377
313 335 298
1364
1414
1543 1541 1566
1715 1731 1723 1754
1841 1848
1675
1577 1536
Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
CVC Funding ($B) VC Funding ($B) CVC Deals VC Deals
12. CVC DEAL SHARE AT 19%+ FOR 8-STRAIGHT
QUARTERS THROUGH Q2β16
12
On a quarterly basis, CVC deal share topped out at 19% in Q2β16, which is down from the all-
time high in Q1β16 of 21% of deal share, but still consistent with previous quarters.
Quarterly Global Corporate VC Share Of All VC Deals
Q1β13 β Q2β16
84% 84% 84% 83% 82% 82% 80% 81% 81% 81% 80% 81% 79% 81%
16% 16% 16% 17% 18% 18% 20% 19% 19% 19% 20% 19% 21% 19%
Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Other VCs CVC Deal Share
13. ACTIVE CVCs MORE THAN DOUBLE FROM
Q1β12 TO Q2β16
13
Since Q4β14, there have been at least 160+ corporate VCs completing deals with Q3β15 hitting
an all-time high of 191 corporate VCs making an investment.
Quarterly Global Active Corporate VC Investors
Q1β12 β Q2β16
85
98 95
112 104 111
124 125
147 140
157 164 171 166
191
177 188 176
Q1'12 Q2'12 Q3'12 Q4'12 Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Unique CVC Investor
14. 2016 ON TRACK FOR FRESH RECORD IN
NEW CVC ARMS
14
53 new corporate VC units globally made their first investment in the first half of 2016,
including firms like General Mills Ventures and NBC Sports Ventures. The number of new
CVCs making first-time investments will surpass 100 at the current run rate.
Number Of New Corporate Venture Capital Groups
2011 β H1β16
37
47
67
77
85
53
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 H1'16
15. CVC ACTIVITY AT THE SEED STAGE ON
TRACK TO SURPASS 2015 HIGHS
15
In H1β16, 76 unique CVC arms completed at least one seed VC round worldwide, already
surpassing 2012 full-year totals and on track for a new annual high.
Global Active Corporate VC Investors at the Seed Stage
2012 β H1β16
53
96
122
131
76
2012 2013 2014 2015 H1'16
16. CVC DEAL SIZES CONSISTENTLY LARGER
THAN VC
16
Average deal size with CVC participation has fallen to a 5-quarter low at $19M in
Q2β16. Despite this, CVC deal size has consistently been larger than VC deal sizes over
the last 14 quarters.
Global Corporate VC vs. Overall VC Average Deal Size
Q1β13 β Q2β16
$10
$16
$13 $13
$18 $19
$13
$18 $17
$25
$37
$22
$27
$19
$8 $9 $9 $9 $11
$14 $12
$15 $14
$18 $20
$17 $16
$13
Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Corporate VC ($M) Overall VC ($M)
17. THE MOST ACTIVE CORPORATE VENTURE
CAPITAL GROUPS GLOBALLY
17
GV (Google Ventures) led all CVCs in global activity, investing in more than 30 companies,
roughly 17% more than second-place Intel Capital through the first half of 2016.
RANK CVC INVESTOR RECENT* NEW INVESTMENTS IN FIRST HALF 2016
1
2
3
4
5
18. CORPORATIONS (APART FROM CVCs) ARE
INCREASING THEIR DEAL AND FUNDING ACTIVITY
18
Beyond dedicated venture arms, corporations themselves are also deploying dollars into
VC-backed startups. In H1β16, corporates participated in $11.5B in financings across 394
deals. Corporationsβ activity has ticked up in the last two quarters, in which they have been
involved in 195+ deals.
Global Corporate VC vs. Corporation Financing Activity
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$1.7 $2.1 $2.3 $2.2 $1.7 $2.7 $2.6 $2.7 $3.8
$5.1
$3.5 $4.5 $4.9
$7.4
$11.3
$5.5
$8.0
$4.7$0.9 $1.4 $1.3
$0.7 $1.2
$1.6 $1.8 $1.6
$2.8
$2.8
$3.9
$5.5
$6.5
$5.9
$10.4
$5.5
$5.3
$6.2
160
190 191
219 212 227
253 268 283
303
340 334 325
350 377
313
335
298
241
277 277
298 308
338
366 364
396
415
492 498 490
540 556
488
530
497
Q1'12 Q2'12 Q3'12 Q4'12 Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
CVC Funding ($B) Corp Funding ($B) CVC Deals CVC+Corp Deals
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21. UK CVC DEAL ACTIVITY REACHES RECORD
LEVELS IN Q2β16
21
In Q2β16, UK deal activity hit a record high of 21 deals, despite funding participation falling
33% on a quarterly basis.
UK Quarterly Corporate VC Financing History
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$58 $43
$127
$61 $78
$37
$76 $104
$65
$147
$225
$177
$107
$657
$432
$553
$313
$209
7
4
10
8
15
8
6
5 5
12 12
14
7
15
8
14
13
21
Investments ($M) Deals
22. CVC DEAL ACTIVITY IN CHINA HITS
8-QUARTER LOW
22
Corporate VC firms participated in roughly $2B across 29 deals in China in the first half of
2016. In Q2β16, CVCs were involved in 12 deals to China-based startups, the lowest quarterly
total since Q2β14.
China Quarterly Corporate VC Financing History
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$10 $98 $38 $30
$14
$95 $75 $106 $139 $161
$386 $245 $324
$1.4B
$4.2B
$628
$1.7B
$282
8 8
2
10
2
8
7
9
11
7
24
19
13
17
27
14
17
12
Investment ($M) Deals
23. INDIA CVC DEAL ACTIVITY HITS ALL-TIME
HIGH IN Q2β16
23
Corporate VC firms participated in $205M across 20 deals in the first half of 2016. Both deal
and funding participation rose on a quarterly basis in Q2β16 with CVCs involved in $171M
across 13 deals.
India Quarterly Corporate VC Financing History
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$56
$35 $9
$20 $65 $9 $13
$287
$89
$111 $96
$36
$66
$298
$34 $34
$171
3
5
3 3
5
2
6
7
8
9
5
3
7
11
5
7
13
Investment ($M) Deals
24. MOST ACTIVE CVCs IN UK, CHINA, & INDIA
24
Qualcomm Ventures was the most active investor in India and the UK. Legend Capital was the
most active CVC investor in China while Intel Capital rounded out the second spot for both
China and India.
RANK CVC INVESTOR
1
2
2
4
5
Most Active CVCs in the UK
2012-H1β16
RANK CVC INVESTOR
1
2
3
4
5
Most Active CVCs in China
2012-H1β16
Most Active CVCs in India
2012-H1β16
RANK CVC INVESTOR
1
2
3
4
5
26. US CORPORATE DEAL ACTIVITY FELL
TO 10-QUARTER LOW
26
Corporate VCs participated in $8.6B across 376 deals to US-based companies in the first half
of 2016, a 14% drop in deals when compared to the same period in 2015.
US Quarterly Corporate VC Financing History
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$1.4 $1.6
$2.0
$1.6 $1.5
$1.9 $2.1 $2.0
$3.0
$4.3
$2.2
$3.5 $3.7
$4.9
$5.6
$3.6
$5.2
$3.4
105
128 128 132
140 145
172
158
176
211
202 203
212
225
233
180
202
174
Investment ($B) Deals
27. CALIFORNIA DEAL SHARE HITS
5-QUARTER HIGH
27
Across the 5 quarters, California accounts for at least 48% of all US deals with CVC
participation. New York is taking an increasing percentage of deals, with its proportion
reaching as high as 20% in Q1β16.
US CVC Deal Share By State
Q2β15 β Q2β16
52% 55% 53%
48%
58%
12%
13% 12% 20%
16%
11%
8% 12% 8%
5%4% 3% 1% 5%
4%3% 3% 2% 3%
2%
19% 19% 20% 17% 16%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
California New York Massachusetts Texas Washington Other
28. MID-STAGE DEALS TAKE PLURALITY OF
SHARE IN THE US IN Q2β16
28
Investment flowed into the mid-stage with Series B and Series C stage deals attracting
46% of CVC investment in Q2β16. More than 1/5 of deals went to Series A stage
companies in Q2β16.
US CVC Deal Share By Series
Q2β15 β Q2β16
18% 21% 16%
10%
16%
23%
26%
29%
30% 21%
23%
22% 27%
18%
32%
17%
14% 11%
21%
14%
9% 5% 7%
7% 7%
7% 9% 8%
5% 4%
3% 3% 2% 7% 6%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Seed / Angel Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E+ Other
29. INTERNET CONTINUES TO DOMINATE IN
US IN H1β16
29
Among US deals, the internet sector took the highest concentration of deals from
corporate VCs. Healthcare and mobile took 15% and 14% of deals, respectively, in Q2β16.
US CVC Deal Share By Sector
Q2β15 β Q2β16
47%
42%
48%
42% 47%
13% 20%
14%
18%
15%
16% 17% 14%
14% 14%
8% 6%
4% 7% 7%
2% 3%
3% 1%
5%
13% 12% 16% 17%
12%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Internet Healthcare Mobile & Telecommunications Software (non-internet/mobile) Electronics Other
30. CVCs PARTICIPATE IN OVER A FIFTH OF US
VC DEALS IN H1β16
30
In the first half of 2016, corporate VCs participated in 22% of the 1600+ US VC deals.
US Corporate VC vs. Overall VC Financing History
Q1β13 β Q2β16
$1.5 $1.9 $2.1 $2.0
$3.0
$4.3
$2.2
$3.5 $3.7
$4.9 $5.6
$3.6
$5.2
$3.4
$6.7
$7.5 $7.7
$8.8
$9.8
$14.2
$11.0
$13.7
$12.7
$17.9
$15.5
$12.4 $12.4
$11.5
140 145 172 158 176
211 202 203 212 225 233
180 202 174
866 889
975
941 958
1106 1088
1032
988
1104
1040
928
866
816
Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
CVC Funding ($B) VC Funding ($B) CVC Deals VC Deals
31. CVC US DEAL SHARE AT 19% OR HIGHER
FOR 9- STRAIGHT QUARTERS
31
CVC quarterly deal share in the US topped out at 23% during the peak of Q1β16 and leveled
out to 21% in Q2β16.
US CVC Deal Share Of All VC Deals
Q1β13 β Q2β16
84% 84% 82% 83% 82% 81% 81% 80% 79% 80% 78% 81% 77% 79%
16% 16% 18% 17% 18% 19% 19% 20% 21% 20% 22% 19% 23% 21%
Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Other VC CVC Deal Share
32. NUMBER OF ACTIVE CVCs IN US FALL
STEEPLY AFTER PEAK IN Q1β16
32
The number of active corporate VCs hit a 8-quarter low in Q2β16, with just 107 unique CVCs
completing a US-based deal.
US Quarterly Active CVC Investors
Q1β12 β Q2β16
61 67 67
75 73
82 85 86
104 100
111 108
115
126 132
118
131
107
Q1'12 Q2'12 Q3'12 Q4'12 Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Unique CVC Investors
33. CVC DEAL SIZES LARGER THAN OVERALL
VC DEALS IN US
33
The average size of deals with CVC participation was larger than overall US VC deals,
mirroring the global pattern. The last 5 quarters saw US CVC deal sizes above $20M+ while
each quarter in 2013 was below $20M in average deal size.
US CVC vs. Overall VC Average Deal Size
Q1β13 β Q2β16
$12
$16 $14 $14
$21
$22
$13
$21
$19
$24
$28
$22
$28
$22
$9 $9 $9
$10 $11
$14
$11
$15 $14
$18 $17
$15 $16 $15
Q1'13 Q2'13 Q3'13 Q4'13 Q1'14 Q2'14 Q3'14 Q4'14 Q1'15 Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Corporate VC ($M) Overall VC ($M)
34. THE MOST ACTIVE CVCs IN THE US
34
Google Ventures was the most CVC investor in the US through the first half of 2016. They are
invested across a range of industries like healthcare and frontier tech; their portfolio includes
Orbital Insight, Magic Leap, and ARMO Biosciences, among many others.
RANK CVC INVESTOR RANK CVC INVESTOR
1 5
2 5
3 8
4 9
5 9
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37. CALIFORNIA: $4.5B ACROSS 197 DEALS
DEALS IN H1β16
37
In Q2β16, total funding involving CVCs in California rose to $2.4B across 101 deals, a 17%
increase in funding and 5% increase in deals on a quarterly basis.
California Quarterly CVC Financing History
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$0.7
$1.0 $1.0
$0.8 $0.9 $0.9
$1.3
$1.0
$2.0
$2.9
$1.6 $1.7 $1.8
$3.1
$3.6
$2.1 $2.1
$2.4
49
69
60
65
75
67
90
74
99
110 113
106
95
116
127
95 96
101
Investment ($B) Deals
38. CORPORATE VENTURE ARMS ACTIVE IN
CALIFORNIA MID-STAGE MARKET
38
Series B deals only made up 17% of all California CVC participation in Q1β16, but grew to 34%
in Q2β16. In contrast, Series A deals went from a 30% peak in Q1β16 to a 5-quarter low of 18%
in Q2β16.
California CVC Deal Share By Series
Q2β15 β Q2β16
19% 20%
15% 11% 12%
20%
24%
26% 30%
18%
24%
20% 24%
17%
34%
19% 17% 14%
22% 16%
6% 5% 7% 9% 10%
9% 11% 11% 4% 3%
3% 3% 3% 6% 8%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Seed / Angel Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E+ Other
39. CALIFORNIA CVC DEAL ACTIVITY CONCENTRATED
ON INTERNET; MOBILE & SOFTWARE INCREASING
39
In the first half of 2016, the internet sector received 44% of all California deals with CVC
participation. Healthcare peaked in Q1β16 at 21% but dropped to 10% in Q2β16, while both
mobile and software increased over the same quarters.
California CVC Deal Share By Sector
Q2β15 β Q2β16
47% 49% 49%
42% 46%
17%
19% 14%
14%
17%
10%
11%
12%
21% 10%
7%
6%
4% 6%
8%
3%
5%
4%
5%
2%
16%
10%
17% 13%
18%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Internet Mobile & Telecommunications Healthcare Software (non-internet/mobile) Computer Hardware & Services Other
41. NEW YORK: $1.7B ACROSS 68 DEALS
IN H1β16
41
In Q2β16, funding to New York-based companies involving CVCs fell by 66% while deal count
fell by 30% on a quarterly basis. In Q2β16, CVCs participated in deals like the Via
Transportation $70M Series C and the US HealthVest $50M Series B, among others.
New York Quarterly CVC Financing History
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$52
$79
$141 $155 $185
$266
$114
$301
$206
$336
$202 $229 $294
$465
$768
$176
$1.3B
$438
7
11
7
14
17
12
19
24
15
19
25
31
17
27
30
22
40
28
Investment ($M) Deals
42. EARLY-STAGE DEALS INVOLVING CVCs SEE
A REBOUND IN NEW YORK
42
In Q1β16, Series B deals accounted for 28% of NY-based deals with CVC participation, and
this share increased to 32% in Q2β16. Early-stage (seed/angel and Series A) CVC deals fell to
a 4-quarter low of 36% in Q1β16, but recovered to 47% in Q2β16.
New York CVC Deal Share By Series
Q2β15 β Q2β16
19%
33% 36%
8%
29%
37%
20%
27%
28%
18%
19% 27% 9%
28%
32%
7%
13%
9%
23%
7%
15%
3%
9%
10%
4%
3%
5%
5%
7%
4% 5% 4%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Seed / Angel Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E+ Other
43. MOBILE & SOFTWARE EACH TAKE 1/5 OF
NEW YORK CVC DEALS
43
The internet sector accounted for 57% of deals involving CVCs in Q2β16. Mobile as well as
software deals have been in decline since Q4β15 but each still took 20%+ of deals in Q2β16.
New York CVC Deal Share By Sector
Q2β15 β Q2β16
78%
47%
59%
40%
57%
11%
30%
32%
28%
21%
3%
13%
11%
11%
30%
32%
28%
21%
5%
7%10% 13%
4%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Internet Mobile & Telecommunications Healthcare Software (non-internet/mobile) Business Products & Services Other
45. MASSACHUSETTS: $512M ACROSS
24 DEALS IN H1β16
45
In H1β16, deal activity from CVCs fell by 52% when compared to the same period in 2015. In
Q2β16, deal count from CVCs investing in Massachusetts-based companies fell to a
staggering 17-quarter low.
Massachusetts Quarterly CVC Financing History
Q1β12 β Q2β16
$177
$133
$231 $210
$132
$229
$274 $272
$153
$297
$87
$457
$533
$470
$596
$360 $390
$122
6
17
16 16 16
19
20
18 18
24
11
23
26
24
19
22
16
8
Investment ($M) Deals
46. MASSACHUSETTS CVC ACTION LEANING
TOWARDS SERIES A AND SERIES B DEALS
46
Over the last 5 quarters, Series A and Series B deals have accounted for at least 43% of CVC
deals in Massachusetts. Seed/angel stage activity is taking an increasing share of CVC deals
growing from 4% in Q3β15 to 11% in Q2β16.
Massachusetts CVC Deal Share By Series
Q2β15 β Q2β16
8% 4% 7% 12% 11%
15%
29%
31%
35%
32%
28%
33%
31%
27%
21%
25%
8%
10%
12%
11%
5%
21%
3%
4%
11%
13%
4%
10% 5%
8% 7% 12% 11%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Seed / Angel Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E+ Other
47. HEALTHCARE TAKES 1/3 OF MASSACHUSETTS
CVC INVESTMENTS IN H1β16
47
In Massachusetts, healthcare has consistently taken the largest portion of CVC deals peaking
in Q3β15 at 63%. In Q2β16, CVCs were involved in healthcare deals like Morphic Therapeutic
(Series A, $51.5M), Imara (Series A, $31M), and Daktari Diagnostics (Series D II, $7M).
Massachusetts CVC Deal Share By Sector
Q2β15 β Q2β16
15%
11%
23%
38%
25%
12%
5%
9%
13%
42% 63%
36%
31%
38%
4%
11%
5% 13%
8%
5%
5%
19%
5%
23% 19%
25%
Q1'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Internet Mobile & Telecommunications Healthcare Software (non-internet/mobile) Computer Hardware & Services Other
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50. INTERNET DEAL ACTIVITY REACHES
5-QUARTER LOW
50
Corporate VC involvement in the internet sector dropped to involvement in $5.7B of
funding across 294 deals in the first half of 2016. Notable internet deals with CVC participation
include the $200M Series F of Slack, the $70M Series E of SoundCloud and the $50M Series
C of Paymax.
Global Quarterly CVC Financing History: Internet
Q1β14 β Q2β16
$2.0
$1.6 $1.6 $1.6
$1.9
$3.9 $4.1
$2.5
$3.9
$1.8
113
128
167
136
126
176 156
151
152
142
Investment ($M) Deals
51. EUROPE GAINS GREATER SHARE OF CVC
INTERNET DEALS IN Q2β16
51
Corporate VC deals in the internet sector have remained relatively consistent across the top 3
continents with North America capturing the majority of all investments. Europe accounted for
20% of deals in Q2β16 after taking 16% or less in the previous four quarters.
Global CVC Deal Share By Continent: Internet
Q2β15 β Q2β16
63% 64% 60% 59% 61%
23% 21% 25% 23% 18%
14% 14% 13% 16% 20%
1% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
North America Asia Europe Other
52. CVC EARLY-STAGE INTERNET DEALS
HIT 5-QUARTER LOW
52
For deals in the internet sector involving CVCs, early-stage deals (seed/angel and Series A)
fell to 46% of the total in Q2β16, a 5-quarter low. Meanwhile, internet deals involving CVCs at
the Series B stage hit a 5-quarter high at 27% in Q2β16.
Global CVC Deal Share By Series: Internet
Q2β15 β Q2β16
22%
28% 26%
17% 21%
30%
28% 27%
31% 25%
20%
19% 25%
18% 27%
13% 12% 9%
17%
12%
7% 5% 5% 5% 3%
4% 6% 5%
4% 5%
4% 3% 4% 8% 7%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Seed / Angel Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E+ Other
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55. MOBILE SECTOR DEAL ACTIVITY
TRENDING DOWNWARDS
55
Deal count in the mobile sector fell to a 14-quarter low with CVCs investing in 45 deals in
Q2β16. Funding to mobile from deals with CVC participation dropped in the first half of 2016,
after the Q3β15 spike which was driven by CVC involvement in $1B+ rounds to Didi Kuaidi
and Ucar Group.
Global Quarterly CVC Financing History: Mobile & Telecom
Q1β13 β Q2β16
$310 $334
$589 $387
$697
$1.7B
$386 $636 $685
$1.2B
$4B
$922
$680 $699
48 46
57
63 61
57
72 71
68 66
62
49 49
45
Investment ($M) Deals
56. ASIA CATCHING ALMOST ΒΌ OF CORPORATE
VC DEALS IN MOBILE
56
Mobile deals in North America involving corporate VCs took at least 53% of mobile CVC deals
across the 5 quarters. Asia took at least 1/5 of deals in the 5 quarter-trend and ended Q2β16
on a high note taking roughly 1/4 of all mobile deals.
Global CVC Deal Share By Continent: Mobile & Telecom
Q2β15 β Q2β16
59%
65%
53%
61% 60%
21%
21%
31%
22% 24%
17%
15% 16% 16% 16%
3%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
North America Asia Europe Other
57. CVC EARLY-STAGE MOBILE DEAL SHARE
DOMINATES OVER 5 QUARTERS
57
Early-stage deals consistently accounted for roughly 60% of CVC deals in the mobile sector.
In Q2β16, mid-stage (Series B + Series C) deals took 30% of CVC participation with deals like
Cabify (Series C, $120M) and Meta (Series B, $50M) drawing CVC involvement.
Global CVC Deal Share By Series: Mobile & Telecom
Q2β15 β Q2β16
32%
39% 35% 34% 37%
27%
33%
35% 35% 29%
24%
13% 21% 23%
15%
6% 5%
6% 4%
15%
1% 2%
2% 2% 2%
3%
5%
1%6% 3% 2% 2% 2%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Seed / Angel Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E+ Other
59. HEALTHCARE DEAL ACTIVITY SLIGHTLY
DOWN IN H1β16
59
Corporate VC involvement in the healthcare sector totaled 91 deals adding up to $2.6B in
H1β16, a 2% decrease in deal activity over the same period in 2015.
Global Quarterly CVC Financing History: Healthcare
Q1β13 β Q2β16
$423
$682
$565
$696
$437
$956
$565
$896
$1.1B
$1.3B
$1.9B
$1.1B
$1.4B
$1.2B
33
43
29
38
43
51
31
45
56
37
65
37
53
38
Investment ($M) Deals
60. 30% OF HEALTHCARE DEALS HAPPENING IN
EUROPE AND ASIA
60
Healthcare deals primarily took place in North America with the continent notching at least
68% of all deals in the last 5 quarters. CVCs have increased their deal activity in Asia-based
healthcare startups over the past 5 quarters going from 5% in Q2β15 to 18% in Q2β16.
Global CVC Deal Share By Continent: Healthcare
Q2β15 β Q2β16
84%
72% 68% 68% 68%
5%
5% 11% 15% 18%
11%
23% 22% 15%
13%
2%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
North America Asia Europe Other
61. CVCs ARE BETTING ON HEALTHCARE
DEALS AT THE EARLY-STAGE
61
In Q2β16, early-stage deals accounted for 37% of CVC deals in the healthcare sector, up from
29% in Q2β15. Series C healthcare deals are trending downwards going from 17% in Q3β15 to
11% in Q2β16.
Global CVC Deal Share By Series: Healthcare
Q2β15 β Q2β16
5% 6% 3% 5%
24%
29%
27%
43% 32%
32%
31%
30%
30% 34%
16%
17%
14%
13%
11%11% 6%
5%
8%
8% 8%
8%
5%
3% 3%
14%
6% 3%
Q2'15 Q3'15 Q4'15 Q1'16 Q2'16
Seed / Angel Series A Series B Series C Series D Series E+ Other
62. APPENDIX: 100 Most Active Corporate Venture
Capital Firms Of The First Half Of 2016 (Global)
1-25 26-50 51-75 76-100
Google Ventures In-Q-Tel Robert Bosch Venture Capital Kaiser Permanente Ventures
Intel Capital Tengelmann Ventures Corigin Ventures UMC Capital
Comcast Ventures Orange Digital Ventures Merck Global Health Innovation Fund Leta Capital
Salesforce Ventures Lilly Asia Ventures BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners Aster Capital
Cisco Investments American Express Ventures Nissay Capital Baxalta Ventures
GE Ventures Nokia Growth Partners YJ Capital XL Innovate
Qualcomm Ventures Hewlett-Packard Ventures Bertelsmann India Investments Monsanto Growth Ventures
Pfizer Venture Investments Legend Capital Unilever Ventures Ascension Ventures
Bloomberg Beta WuXi Venture Fund SAIC Capital Astellas Venture Management
CyberAgent Ventures AbbVie Biotech Ventures Chevron Technology Ventures Broadway Video Ventures
F-Prime Capital Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital Yamaha Motor Ventures
Samsung Ventures SingTel Innov8 Autodesk Forge Fund Health Insight Capital
Ping An Ventures Saison Ventures Recruit Strategic Partners LDV Capital
Johnson & Johnson Innovation 301 INC DG Incubation Simon Venture Group
Roche Venture Fund Caixa Capital Total Energy Ventures International DvH Ventures
Verizon Ventures Wipro Ventures Gibraltar Ventures Twitter Ventures
SR One Capital One Growth Ventures WPP Digital Liberty Global Ventures
Citi Ventures Google Capital Globalive Capital Xiaomi Ventures
Brand Capital Springboard Santander InnoVentures Motorola Solutions Venture Capital MassMutual Ventures
Rakuten Ventures Hearst Ventures Aviva Ventures Amgen Ventures
NTT DoCoMo Ventures SMBC Venture Capital Reaktor Ventures Maxim Ventures
Microsoft Ventures American Family Ventures IBM Watson Group Shea Ventures
Novartis Venture Funds WME Ventures Renren Lianhe Holdings McKesson Ventures
Telstra Ventures Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund Innovacom SPH Media Fund
AXA Strategic Ventures Time Warner Investments CAA Ventures MediaTek Ventures
100 Most Active CVCs Of H1'16
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